Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

350 reviews

rchulin1's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

The plot was very good however the multiple POVs so many I lost count made it near impossible to feel a connection with the characters 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sandonat's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

The characters were the best part of the story. I really liked how each one felt different and had specific motivations, flaws, and strengths. I loved the banter and teasing between them. I also really appreciated the competence and cleverness of the characters. There were parts of the story that were pretty dark. The reason I didn’t rate it higher is that not everything felt clear to me. It was hard for me to picture some of the places or action because the writing was kinda hard to follow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Racism, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

bo0ks_are_cool91's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

AAAAAAAAAA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Alcohol

mcintyre's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Ableism, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, and Sexism

mhreaderwriter's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

It was amazing! There are a lot of flashbacks and that made it hard for me to discern the present time vs. a flashback. The world building is incredible! This book is definitely a new favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Gore, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence and Fire/Fire injury

cultdionysia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Clever, fast-paced, and the perfect ensemble piece. I could write essays on how relevant Matthias Helvar is as a character, especially in 2025 (red pill bros, anyone?). If you don't find his arc emotional, I'm going to quietly guess you don't live in the US Bible Belt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual violence and Trafficking

Minor: Ableism

laurakoo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Oli liian monimutkaista sanoa, että onko hahmot rakastettavia tai onko niiden viat kirjan keskiössä, koska nyt tuntui siltä, että oli onnistuttu tosi hienosti kirjottamaan monipuolisia hahmoja, jotka ei ollut mitenkään yksiselitteisen mustavalkoisia. Tykkäsin myös siitä, että kaikkia kortteja ei läväytetty pöytään heti alkuun vaan salaisuuksia paljastettiin muille hahmoille ja lukijalle samaan aikaan aina tarinaa edistäen ja niin, että se kävi järkeen. Mitään ei salailtu vaan salailemisen ilosta ja siks, että se olis mielenkiintosta. 

Hyvin harvoin sanon näin, mutta tästä kirjasta tulis ihan sairaan hyvä heist-leffa. 

Pieni miinus loppua kohden nousi mieleen, sisältää lieviä spoilereita:

Loppua kohden alkoi pelottamaan, että yks naishahmoista typistyy jälleen vaan yhen päähenkilön love-interestiks ja omat haaveet (jotka oli just muutama luku sitten asetettu aika isoin elkein) jää sitten rakkauden jälkeen unholaan.

Mutta tää jäi avoimeksi ja ratkennee seuraavassa osassa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Slavery, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

aree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Slavery, and Violence

feenkanzlerin's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Slavery, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Excrement, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

evawhite's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Torture and Blood